Well, I have come full circle.
I thought a year ago the 270 was my Huckleberry.....but then I started to study the 6.5 Grendel and got distracted.
A couple of you on here have brought me back to my senses.....
It will be a 270 Win.
Why?????
If I want low recoil and am satisfied with Grendel ballistics, I just load a 130gr Berger on about 52gr of H4831 (I have a ton of that powder)....and "voila", I have a 2,600fps load with low recoil and deadly out to 300-400 yards.
I will also have the flexibility to..... if the hunt presents itself, to kill bigger things than deer. Load up some 150's with max powder and I'm tossing that rock at 2,800+ fps. Something the Grendel can't do, and a shade better than a 260 or 7mm-08.
So, I have my eye on a Ruger American in 270. What I have read, I am pretty impressed with the gun....but interested in opinions.
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